Shipping - Four-masted barque "Peking" now with second anchor in the port museum
The four-masted barque"Peking" in the Hamburg Harbour Museum was given a second anchor on Friday. The previously missing anchor came from the sister ship "Pamir", which sank in a storm in the Atlantic in 1957. However, the "Pamir" had already lost the anchor now attached to the "Peking" in 1951 during a maneuver in the Bay of Lübeck, according to the "Friends of the Four-Masted Barque Peking" association. At the time, the 2.8-ton vessel had been salvaged from the Baltic Sea and laid up near the "Passat" in Travemünde. All three cargo ships were among the more than 60 Flying P-Liners owned by the Hamburg-based F. Laeisz shipping company.
The "Peking" was transported from New York to Germany in 2017. She was restored at Peters Werft in Wewelsfleth near Glückstadt, which has now also refitted the anchor. The barque has been moored in the Hansa Harbour in front of the Hamburg Port Museum since May 2020. The association is endeavoring to restore and install the interior fittings and furnishings of the "Peking" as faithfully as possible. According to the association, the installation of the starboard anchor was supported by the companies involved and the Hermann Reemtsma Foundation.
The "Peking" was launched in 1911 by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg. The 115-metre-long ship was used until 1932 to bring saltpetre from Chile. The cargo ship rounded Cape Horn 34 times. It is owned by the Hamburg Historical Museums Foundation.
Friends of the Peking Hamburg Historical Museums Foundation on the "Peking"
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The four-masted barque "Peking," originally launched in Hamburg, now has a second anchor that was previously lost by its sister ship "Pamir" in the Atlantic. This anchor salvaged from the Baltic Sea was used during a maneuver in the Bay of Lübeck before "Pamir" sank in 1957. The "Peking," which was transported from New York to Germany in 2017 and is now moored in the Hansa Harbour, was restored at Peters Werft in Wewelsfleth. The components for this restoration, including the anchor refitting, were supported by various companies and the Hermann Reemtsma Foundation. The history of these ships and their voyages, including the 'Peking's' 34 trips around Cape Horn, are all part of the rich maritime heritage in Hamburg and the neighboring ports like Lübeck located on the Baltic Sea.
Source: www.stern.de
